Sports / Golf

McDowell moves three shots clear in California 02 Dec 2012 - 12:19 am

THOUSAND OAKS, California: Graeme McDowell got off to a hot start on a cool, damp day yesterday, finishing with seven birdies in a...

Watney grabs two-shot lead at World Challenge 01 Dec 2012 - 12:55 am

THOUSAND OAKS, California: Nick Watney, trying to keep the momentum of his recent Malaysian victory going into 2013, seized a two-shot lead yesterday...

Woods issues Major warning to golf rivals 29 Nov 2012 - 12:36 am

THOUSAND OAKS, California: Tiger Woods (pictured), buoyed by a return to form in 2012, is hoping 2013 will yield the one thing that...

Woods leads strong field 29 Nov 2012 - 12:02 am

THOUSAND OAKS, California: Merely qualifying for the elite field of 18 at this week’s $5m World Challenge is an achievement in itself for...

Ban proposed on ‘broomhandle’ putters 29 Nov 2012 - 12:01 am

NEW YORK: Golf’s rulemakers proposed a ban on players anchoring long putters to their body yesterday, saying they wanted to outlaw the practice...

‘Golf war’ players win case against Asian Tour 28 Nov 2012 - 12:14 am

SINGAPORE: Four professional golfers forced the Asian Tour to pay back fines and legal costs and let them play on the rival OneAsia...

McIlroy hungry for more titles 27 Nov 2012 - 03:54 am

DUBAI: Rory McIlroy has promised a repeat of his stunning 2012 after he finished the season with five birdies in a row to...

Rivals say McIlroy playing like Tiger in his pomp 27 Nov 2012 - 03:51 am

DUBAI: Rory McIlroy’s rivals were in awe of his two-shot victory at the DP World Tour Championship and compared the world number one’s...

McIlroy’s late birdie blitz seals DP World Tour win 25 Nov 2012 - 11:44 pm

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (right) poses with his girlfriend, Denmark’s tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki, after winning the DP World Tour golf Championship in...

European Tour gets season-end overhaul 25 Nov 2012 - 11:42 pm

Paris: The European Tour’s international schedule for 2013 will open in South Africa next month and take in 45 tournaments across the world...

McIlroy, Donald on top in Dubai 25 Nov 2012 - 01:09 am

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark chats with her boyfriend Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland during the third round of the Dubai Golf World Championship...

McIlroy tied at top in Dubai 24 Nov 2012 - 08:36 am

DUBAI: World number one Rory McIlroy shrugged off a touch of desert sunstroke to join second-ranked Luke Donald and little-known Briton Marc Warren...

Donald holds early advantage 23 Nov 2012 - 12:13 pm

Dubai: All it took was 18 holes for the cream to rise to the top as world No.2 Luke Donald took a one-shot...

Top-ranked McIlroy looks to end season with victory 22 Nov 2012 - 12:43 am

DUBAI: The European Tour’s finest have converged on the Greg Norman-designed Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai this week aiming to...

McIlroy eyes rich pickings 21 Nov 2012 - 01:33 am

Dubai: World number one Rory McIlroy says he has enough motivation to do well at this week’s Dubai World Tour Championship, even though...

Tour must avoid another Dubai anti-climax: Donald 21 Nov 2012 - 01:32 am

DUBAI: Luke Donald has urged the European Tour to consider recalibrating the money-list to avoid the sense of anti-climax that will be apparent...

Golf: Choi wins LPGA season finale 20 Nov 2012 - 01:08 am

NAPLES, Florida: Na Yeon Choi capped her outstanding 2012 LPGA campaign with a two-stroke victory over fellow South Korean So Yeon Ryu yesterday...

Jimenez claims historic victory 19 Nov 2012 - 03:11 pm

FANLING, Hong Kong: Miguel Angel Jimenez fired a final round five-under 65 to become the oldest player to record a European Tour victory...